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PCB Announces U19 Squad for Asia Cup

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the squad for the 50-over tri-series and ACC U19 Asia Cup 2024-25, both set to be hosted in the UAE from November 13 to December 8.

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Saad Baig, who captained Pakistan U19 in the previous ACC U19 Asia Cup and ICC U19 World Cup 2024, will once again lead the 15-member squad, which will be trimmed to 14 players for the Asia Cup starting November 29.

Saad, Ali Raza, Haroon Arshad, Mohammad Riazullah, Naveed Ahmed Khan, and Shahzaib Khan all return to the team after representing Pakistan in the U19 World Cup 2024 in South Africa.

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Pakistan U19 Squad:

Saad Baig (c) (wk)	Abdul Subhan	Ali Raza
Faham-ul-Haq	Farhan Yousuf	Haroon Arshad
Hassan Khan	Mohammad Ahmed	Mohammad Huzaifa
Mohammad Riazullah	Naveed Ahmed Khan	Shahzaib Khan
Tayyab Arif	Umar Zaib	Usman Khan

The team will depart for the UAE on November 9 from Lahore with their tri-series opener against hosts UAE set for November 13 in a double league format, with the final scheduled for November 26.

In the U19 Asia Cup, Pakistan is grouped in Group A and will face arch-rival India on November 30 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, followed by matches against UAE on December 2 and Japan on December 4.

The top two teams from Groups A and B will progress to the semi-finals on December 6, with the final to take place on December 8.

Pakistan U19’s UAE Tour Fixtures (Tri-series & ACC U19 Asia Cup):
*All matches start at 10:30 am PKT